NEWFOUNDLAND – BONAVISTA PENINSULA TO BURIN PENINSULA.
Day 69 – HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY! We got up at 7:15 a.m. It was 48 degrees with fog & rain – what else is new. Hoping to see better weather for an extended period of time, we left the Bonavista Peninsula at 10:40; 52 degrees with continued fog & rain. Questions of the day – will we have an internet signal at the new campground, and will we see any sunlight?
177 miles, (4:20), 40645-40822
NEWFOUNDLAND – YES, PLANS DO CHANGE.
Day 68 – Foggy and 51 degrees this morning at 8 a.m. It rained hard last night. We were able to look at the news this morning; it had been a long time. We’re better off not knowing. The ice is still melting in Greenland; the Japanese have begun whaling again. There is flesh-eating bacteria everywhere; four asteroids will collide with the Earth; a whole bunch of Democrats are running for President. Donald Trump is still Donald Trump.
NEWFOUNDLAND – GRATES COVE TO BONAVISTA PENINSULA.
Day 67 – It was quite windy last night with heavy rain & fog. Today we leave this wonderful place. At 9 a.m. this morning it was still raining and foggy; the wind had decreased some. We hope there are cell phone & internet connections at the next campground.
190 miles, (4:55), 40455-40645
NEWFOUNDLAND – DEJA VU, TOTALLY FOGGED IN.
Day 66 – Today was several things to us: (1) another fogged in day – if there were whales in the Cove, and there probably are, we couldn’t see them; (2) it was our 39th anniversary (and we can’t think of a better place to be for that occasion) and (3) it’s Canada Day – Happy Canada Day! Rob made Espresso to start off our celebatory day.
NEWFOUNDLAND –WOODEN BOATS, A MINKE & A GANNET, AND A SUNSET.
Day 65 – Fog again this morning but it burned off quickly. You kinda wait with baited breath, will it stay or will it go. Rob walked amongst the rock walls to see his cairn. The sun was out when he came back.
NEWFOUNDLAND – A DAY OF EXPLORATION.
Day 64 – It was still quite foggy this morning when we woke up. Without a signal, we have no weather forecasts. We were concerned that it would be another no-visibility day, but the fog began to burn off around 9 a.m. This is what the girls do on a foggy day (from yesterday).
NEWFOUNDLAND – TOTALLY FOGGED IN!
Day 63 – We slept in this morning. It was fairly dark out, no sun due to extremely dense fog, so daylight did not get us up early. Neither did the kitties, although they tried hard; we ignored them until we couldn’t any longer. It was 47 degrees and we couldn’t even see the water below us due to the fog. This was around 8:30 a.m.
NEWFOUNDLAND – A LONG DRIVE AND A KOREAN PANCAKE.
Day 62 – Today was the end of Month #2, Trip 6. A recap of our second month follows at the end of today’s blog. It feels like we’ve been gone a lot longer; we’ve covered so much ground and had so many great experiences.
NEWFOUNDLAND – BUTTER POT TO PARADISE.
Day 61 – At 7:30 a.m. it was 48 degrees and sunny. Because we were going to a place where there were no rules & regulations to follow, we didn’t have to follow campground guidelines regarding check-in time. We wanted to get there early and the drive was supposed to be only 88 km which meant we should’ve easily gotten there by noon, allowing us a nice, long, relaxing afternoon.
89 miles, (2:40), 40366-40455
NEWFOUNDLAND – HOLYROOD TO ADMIRALS BEACH.
Day 60 – This was our last day here to cover the areas within the lower Avalon Peninsula we hadn’t covered in the past few days. It was 44 degrees and sunny at 7 a.m. Looked like a good day weather-wise. We spent some time with the girls then left at 11 a.m., heading south to Route 90 off the Trans-Canada Highway.